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well there is a war brewing in pakistan and for some reason people keep denying it but we are fighting just this past weekend fifty three people were confirmed dead after nato helicopters chased militants across the afghanistan border into pakistan and then struck rather unusual attack because this one came from a manned aircraft not just dropped now this violent weekend brings the total number of killings there to one hundred and one so we know that the number of attacks and drone strikes in pakistan have been on a constant increase we now know thanks to bob woodward's new book that was just released today that the cia's operating a three thousand man paramilitary of local afghans who cross into pakistan when needed yet for some reason the obama administration insists that the u.s. is not at war in pakistan in other words they're just saying what the american people want to hear but you know what the u.s. presence in pakistan goes all the way back to the bush administration as taliban and al qaeda leaders fled afghanistan they found pakistan to be a safe cell and they just relocated t
well there is a war brewing in pakistan and for some reason people keep denying it but we are fighting just this past weekend fifty three people were confirmed dead after nato helicopters chased militants across the afghanistan border into pakistan and then struck rather unusual attack because this one came from a manned aircraft not just dropped now this violent weekend brings the total number of killings there to one hundred and one so we know that the number of attacks and drone strikes in...
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i can challenge anybody on any point as far as pakistan and people of pakistan. we did wonders for them in seven years. >> pervez musharraf speaking to us. still to come, a river of mud searches through a village in italy. a local cameraman films the destruction. a breakthrough in me cold relations between serbia and kosovo maybe a minute. serviette dropped its -- serbia. that opened the way for direct talks. >> four weeks it seemed a major diplomatic confrontation would take wake at the -- would take place at the un general assembly. the un and the 22 eu members refuse to accept it, telling belgrade its own eu hopes would be jeopardized. belgrade agreed to change the text to one calling for dialogue with kosovo. >> the resolution welcomes the readiness of the european union to facilitate the process of dialogue. which would help to secure regional gains, and improved the lives. >> the resolution was unanimously accepted. this is a hugely important moment since serbia has given up its fight for kosovo. belgrade says it will never recognize the secession, but is p
i can challenge anybody on any point as far as pakistan and people of pakistan. we did wonders for them in seven years. >> pervez musharraf speaking to us. still to come, a river of mud searches through a village in italy. a local cameraman films the destruction. a breakthrough in me cold relations between serbia and kosovo maybe a minute. serviette dropped its -- serbia. that opened the way for direct talks. >> four weeks it seemed a major diplomatic confrontation would take wake...
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but i did very well for pakistan. i know that, and i challenge anybody on any point as far as pakistan is concerned and the people of pakistan are concerned. we did wonders for them in those seven years. it should be compared with 50 years of the past. >>> the former australian prime minister has been given a cabinet job by the woman who ousted him. it has been confirmed he will become foreign minister in her new labor government. the party scraped back into power thanks to the support of independent monitors after an election which is delivered a hung parliament. >>> details of some three cases of alleged sexual abuse by roman catholic clergy in belgium have been released -- 300 cases. a child psychiatrist to lead the inquiry said the cases of abuse, mostly involving minors, have been found in nearly every diocese. 13 alleged victims have committed suicide. the church will respond to report on monday. >> in catholic run boarding schools, churches, and youth groups, the scale of the abuse is shocking. it involves not
but i did very well for pakistan. i know that, and i challenge anybody on any point as far as pakistan is concerned and the people of pakistan are concerned. we did wonders for them in those seven years. it should be compared with 50 years of the past. >>> the former australian prime minister has been given a cabinet job by the woman who ousted him. it has been confirmed he will become foreign minister in her new labor government. the party scraped back into power thanks to the support...
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the pakistan international airlines flight carrying about 250 passengers was flying from canada to pakistan. a woman called can nad kwan police after the plane was in the air and said a man was on board with explosives. plane was searched a nothing was found. >>> our first look at how the 33 miners in chile will be rescued. there it is, the first of three rescue capsules arrived today. theapsule is only big enough to hold one person. the bottom of the capsule holds three tanks of compressed air, enough for about 90 minutes of breathing. the men have been stuck in the mine since august 5th and expected to be rescued sometime in early november. >>> there's a good chance that your son or daughter is not drinking enoug water and it may be affecting their more than you think. a new study in the american journal of clinical nutrition says the dangers of children not getting enough water can have fareaching health implications. doctors say a lack of water can affect physiological function and cause fatigue and muscle weakness and headaches. researchers found that today's children are less likely t
the pakistan international airlines flight carrying about 250 passengers was flying from canada to pakistan. a woman called can nad kwan police after the plane was in the air and said a man was on board with explosives. plane was searched a nothing was found. >>> our first look at how the 33 miners in chile will be rescued. there it is, the first of three rescue capsules arrived today. theapsule is only big enough to hold one person. the bottom of the capsule holds three tanks of...
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the pakistan caliban warned last week of a fresh spate of attacks. . pakistan taliban. bbc news. >> the authorities in new zealand have extended the state of emergency in the city of christchurch for another seven days. they suffered another aftershock, five days after the original earthquake. 5.1 was the magnitude. police say underlies the effort for people to stay away from that area. this is bbc news. angelina jolie arrives in pakistan to highlight their plight. and in jail for six months. the sergeant was caught dragging the woman across the floor. speaking after the sentencing, they said the sergeant was a disgrace. she said she did not think the sentence was fair, as she will be living with the effect of the attack forever. >> i have been trying to forget the last two years. i have not been able to. >> how horrific was it, looking at those images? we can look get them and imagined. how difficult was it to look at it? >> it was so terrific. the fact of being arrested, not having anything being explained to me, and in being treated with such violence -- and then bei
the pakistan caliban warned last week of a fresh spate of attacks. . pakistan taliban. bbc news. >> the authorities in new zealand have extended the state of emergency in the city of christchurch for another seven days. they suffered another aftershock, five days after the original earthquake. 5.1 was the magnitude. police say underlies the effort for people to stay away from that area. this is bbc news. angelina jolie arrives in pakistan to highlight their plight. and in jail for six...
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war in the western part of pakistan? thousands and thousands of pakistanis have been killed by the pakistani taliban. thousands. those are the people who trained the times square bomber. the afghan taliban is sitting up there killing americans, attacking the indian embassy. these are really bad people. you mentioned in your opening remarks one of the headquarters of one of the groups who kills a lot of americans. if you're in a war, you can't kid yourself about it. i've seen a lot of wars. i hate them more than anything you can imagine. but in this particular case, as the president has said repeatedly, our own homeland security is directly involved. then you have the l.e.t., another group whose goal is to provoke a conflict between india and provoke a conflict between pakistan and who did the mumbai bombing. this is the reason why this the most dangerous place on earth to stability. >> should we understand the war in afghanistan and pakistan as two separate wars. should we not consider what's happening in the pakistan to
war in the western part of pakistan? thousands and thousands of pakistanis have been killed by the pakistani taliban. thousands. those are the people who trained the times square bomber. the afghan taliban is sitting up there killing americans, attacking the indian embassy. these are really bad people. you mentioned in your opening remarks one of the headquarters of one of the groups who kills a lot of americans. if you're in a war, you can't kid yourself about it. i've seen a lot of wars. i...
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policy toward afghanistan /pakistan? this is particularly important, because the president has laid out a plan of withdrawal in the future. as the united states readies itself to withdrawal, will it encourage pakistan to become more involved in afghanistan, and how does that play into the relationship? >>to answer the question beforei go any further, we think to do this right will not be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well, it will be difficult. the indian procurement system -- you should all read my book -- it is pretty shocked. it is very difficult to think about how india can move fast enough to be able to procure the weapons that are being sold. secondly, indians themselves have articulated that the weapons purchases are going to be used as levers for technology transfers, and that raises a whole other host of issues. if the primary goal of the indian government is to have greater access to technologies, and they're going to have -- it will raise issues with technology control regime so within t
policy toward afghanistan /pakistan? this is particularly important, because the president has laid out a plan of withdrawal in the future. as the united states readies itself to withdrawal, will it encourage pakistan to become more involved in afghanistan, and how does that play into the relationship? >>to answer the question beforei go any further, we think to do this right will not be easy. to be able to make this connection and make it well, it will be difficult. the indian...
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the newly appointed un coordinator spent her first day in office during pakistan -- touring pakistan. she wanted to highlight the crisis there. 8 million people remain in need of emergency aid. our correspondent reports from southern pakistan. >> a baptism of fire, her first day as the un top aide official. coordinating help for one of the biggest crises the world has seen. 20 million people affected by the floods, 8 million in the immediate need of food or medicine. people have taken refuge on the riverbanks trying to regain some sort of normality. valrie wants to see for herself what the real needs are. for many, the struggle is too hard. mosquitoes are breeding in the floodwaters, spreading disease. politics is never far away either. some people whose land has been flooded say their farms have been sacrificed to save well- connected landowners. the issue in this area is the pressure of the water caused a breach in the defenses, which saved some of the irrigated farmland but caused flooding in other areas. that is where the politics comes in. was the breach deliver it or was it the
the newly appointed un coordinator spent her first day in office during pakistan -- touring pakistan. she wanted to highlight the crisis there. 8 million people remain in need of emergency aid. our correspondent reports from southern pakistan. >> a baptism of fire, her first day as the un top aide official. coordinating help for one of the biggest crises the world has seen. 20 million people affected by the floods, 8 million in the immediate need of food or medicine. people have taken...
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orla guerin, bbc news, northwest pakistan. >> still in pakistan, militants have carried out a huge bomb attacks against police in the northwest. at least 20 died when a vehicle exploded. on monday, a suicide bomber killed 19 at up police station. women and child victims of mass rape in the democratic republic of congo has been failed by united nations peacekeepers. that is according to a u.n. official. over 500 women and children have been raped in the past month. violent scenes in the ukrainian parliament as opposition leaders tried to seize control of the podium. they are angry at the government for increasing the retirement age for women in double in gas prices. do stay with us if you can on "bbc world news." still to come -- the lives of american troops could be at risk. that is the warning from the american commander in afghanistan as a florida church threatens to burn other -- a koran. first, of foreign minister in france and says he will do anything necessary to save a woman sentenced to stoning in iran. >> our family fears she may only have days up to live. sakineh mohammadi ash
orla guerin, bbc news, northwest pakistan. >> still in pakistan, militants have carried out a huge bomb attacks against police in the northwest. at least 20 died when a vehicle exploded. on monday, a suicide bomber killed 19 at up police station. women and child victims of mass rape in the democratic republic of congo has been failed by united nations peacekeepers. that is according to a u.n. official. over 500 women and children have been raped in the past month. violent scenes in the...
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this video claims to show german-born terrorist recruits training in northern pakistan. according to u.s. sources, a german suspect arrested in kabul has been the source for much of the intelligence about the threat. 20 drone attacks aimed at al qaeda commanders in the north of pakistan so far this month have been aimed at killing those behind the plot. if europe, there have been frequent recent security alerts. the eiffel tower evacuated twice in two weeks and here plans have been drawn up to deal with specifically a mumbai-style attack. >> brown: ray suarez takes the story from there. >> suarez: siobhan gorman joins us. she has been covering this story for the "wall street journal." in your reporting, what have you found out about what kind of attacks were contemplated and how far along they were in the planning. >> well, what i've been told is that the leading theory is that we would be looking at these mumbai-style attacks where you'd have armed gunmen going at perhaps multiple targets, so-called soft targets, hotels or subways or things like that. and i was told the
this video claims to show german-born terrorist recruits training in northern pakistan. according to u.s. sources, a german suspect arrested in kabul has been the source for much of the intelligence about the threat. 20 drone attacks aimed at al qaeda commanders in the north of pakistan so far this month have been aimed at killing those behind the plot. if europe, there have been frequent recent security alerts. the eiffel tower evacuated twice in two weeks and here plans have been drawn up to...
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. >> reporter: as pastor terry jones plans for the 9/11 anniversarbecomes public, in pakistan they burned the u.s. flag, the indonesia, the presidenwarns of an interfaith bklash. >> what is being planned by reverend terry jones and followers in florida, the united states of america, before the publics burn the holy koran, not only with the feelings of the islamic but i am also certain the feelings of the followers of other faiths can threaten peace and security. >> in the gaza strip, the hamas prime minister vowed allegiance to the koran and called pastor jones a criminal liar. in the u.s. clergy were quic to condemn the plans as well. >> i say shame on you. >> bearingwitness against your neighbor is against the koran and bibles. we have to be here. >> even president obama weighed in on the safety of the u.s. citizens abroad. >> ts stunt he is talking aboupulling could greatly endanger our young men in women in iraq and afghanistan. >> mission's experts say these kinds of events can be catastrophic for christians in muslim lands. >> christians arou the world will suffer. there is almost n
. >> reporter: as pastor terry jones plans for the 9/11 anniversarbecomes public, in pakistan they burned the u.s. flag, the indonesia, the presidenwarns of an interfaith bklash. >> what is being planned by reverend terry jones and followers in florida, the united states of america, before the publics burn the holy koran, not only with the feelings of the islamic but i am also certain the feelings of the followers of other faiths can threaten peace and security. >> in the gaza...
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. >>> y angelina jolie que está en pakistán en una campaña de ayuda a las víctimas de inundaciones dijo que no tenía palabras para calificar a al sgeen capáz de ma cehacer esto. >>> en nivel nacional viven 12 millones de musulmanes según dicen para ellos se trata de su seguridad en este país. . >>> tiempo de una pausa a la vuela ta el presidente obama sale a la defensa de un nuevo plan que según él ayudará al país a salir del estancamiento económico. >>> veremos por qué el gobier
. >>> y angelina jolie que está en pakistán en una campaña de ayuda a las víctimas de inundaciones dijo que no tenía palabras para calificar a al sgeen capáz de ma cehacer esto. >>> en nivel nacional viven 12 millones de musulmanes según dicen para ellos se trata de su seguridad en este país. . >>> tiempo de una pausa a la vuela ta el presidente obama sale a la defensa de un nuevo plan que según él ayudará al país a salir del estancamiento económico....
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s new aid coordinator will spend her first day on the job touring pakistan. she went there before setting foot in her office in new york. latest figures suggest 8 million people are in need of emergency aid. 1.8 million homes have been damaged or destroyed. mark doyle reports. >> baptism of fire. her first day as the united nations' top aide official. 20 million people are affected by the floods. 8 million are in immediate need of food, shelter, or medical care. people have taken refuge on riverbanks trying to regain some sort of normality. valerie want to see for herself what the real needs of these people are. for many, the struggle is too hard. mosquitoes are breeding in floodwaters, spreading fever and disease. politics is never far away. some people say their farms have been sacrificed to save well- connected landowners further downstream. >> i am not concerning myself with those rumors that this point in time because the key has got to be that we save as many lives as possible. >> pakistan's agriculture and its long-term economic future depends on an el
s new aid coordinator will spend her first day on the job touring pakistan. she went there before setting foot in her office in new york. latest figures suggest 8 million people are in need of emergency aid. 1.8 million homes have been damaged or destroyed. mark doyle reports. >> baptism of fire. her first day as the united nations' top aide official. 20 million people are affected by the floods. 8 million are in immediate need of food, shelter, or medical care. people have taken refuge...
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we must emphasize to the people of pakistan that we are interested in pakistan, not just because they are a threat to our national security, but also that we need that long term relationship. that we regard the role that more than 1 million british- pakistanis play as a positive thing. we're there for the long term to work with them. that is why we have substantially increase the development budget for pakistan. we have that really led the way on the reaction to the floods. last week hillary clinton said on the telephone to me that she recognized british leadership, and response to the floods there was second only to that of the u.s. it is very important that that is followed up. i went to pakistan for three days at the end of june, and spent a lot of time doing television programs and radio interviews to try to committed to the people with commitment of a briton, not just to their ministers. >> wouldn't it have been more effective for the prime minister to speak about the pakistan security services, rather than in india? [unintelligible] >> well, he will be going to these places too.
we must emphasize to the people of pakistan that we are interested in pakistan, not just because they are a threat to our national security, but also that we need that long term relationship. that we regard the role that more than 1 million british- pakistanis play as a positive thing. we're there for the long term to work with them. that is why we have substantially increase the development budget for pakistan. we have that really led the way on the reaction to the floods. last week hillary...
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>> the true headquarters of al qaeda is still in pakistan and it's from pakistan it's being hatched showing al qaeda is resilient and able to pressure the west. this is a plot we saw last september. they've been able to decentralize the operations in the tribal areas of pakistan to sort of avoid some of these drone strikes which allowed them the capability to still plot against the west. there's been no ground offensive yet by pakistani troops. into north waziristan, the real trouble tribal areas. this seems to be a major plot which has been thwarted coming out of pakistan. al qaeda central still seems to have quite a lot of resilience, ali. >> what is the -- what's the end game here? to continue to kill commanders of al qaeda or to deal with the fact that it does have these tentacles, cells that can operate independent of -- seemingly independent of connection to the central al qaeda govern annals? . >> it's both. it's both an ideological strug the against al qaeda the wider movement but also intelligence services are trying to target specific al qaeda commanders, specific al qaeda operati
>> the true headquarters of al qaeda is still in pakistan and it's from pakistan it's being hatched showing al qaeda is resilient and able to pressure the west. this is a plot we saw last september. they've been able to decentralize the operations in the tribal areas of pakistan to sort of avoid some of these drone strikes which allowed them the capability to still plot against the west. there's been no ground offensive yet by pakistani troops. into north waziristan, the real trouble...
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in september alone, there were 21 attacks in northern pakistan. that's at least double the usual number. in 2010, there was 76 in total and that's compared to 2009 when there were just 53 drone attacks in pakistan. now, although we have no specific intelligence, we do have indications that there may have been a mumbai-style attack rather than a suicide attack. >> all right. thank you very much for the latest out of our london bureau. >>> former president jimmy carter will spend a second night in a cleveland hospital. he's canceling some scheduled events. a spokesperson said that the former president is feeling normal today, but doctors are recommending he undergo additional observations. joining us now is nbc's bob bizel. good to see you. haven't seen you in a while. president carter is 86. he's got a really tough schedule promoting this book. why do you think the doctors have decided to keep him in for observation? >> tamron, we just don't know. they're not saying anything more than you just said. we have here an 86-year-old. he'll be 86 on frida
in september alone, there were 21 attacks in northern pakistan. that's at least double the usual number. in 2010, there was 76 in total and that's compared to 2009 when there were just 53 drone attacks in pakistan. now, although we have no specific intelligence, we do have indications that there may have been a mumbai-style attack rather than a suicide attack. >> all right. thank you very much for the latest out of our london bureau. >>> former president jimmy carter will spend a...
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has actually stepped up their number of drone attacks in northern pakistan. in the last month alone, they pretty much doubled their usual number of attacks so there have been 21 attacks in total. if you compare that to the whole of the year so far for 2010, 76 in total and if you compare that to 2009, they were just 53. so, there really has been a huge response to this. and the plots they were attempting to foil was stalled on the indian/mumbai style massacre that went on in mumbai when 174 people were killed. that's what they were attempting to avert. they do believe that they have caught this plan and it's very early, if not embryonic stages and that is perhaps why we haven't moved up to a critical level of threats which would mean that an attack is imminent. at the moment, just highly likely. >> jenny, thank you very much. now, let's bring in andy hayman and also former assistant commissioner at scotland yard. andy, thanks for joining us. first, let me get your insight on this alleged mumbai-style attack not using suicide bombers, but heavy arsenal and a l
has actually stepped up their number of drone attacks in northern pakistan. in the last month alone, they pretty much doubled their usual number of attacks so there have been 21 attacks in total. if you compare that to the whole of the year so far for 2010, 76 in total and if you compare that to 2009, they were just 53. so, there really has been a huge response to this. and the plots they were attempting to foil was stalled on the indian/mumbai style massacre that went on in mumbai when 174...
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first, the euan's new aid coordinator spent her first day on the job training pakistan. the latest figures suggest 8 million people are still in need of emergency aid. it is estimated 1.8 million homes have been damaged or destroyed. >> a baptism of fire. it is one of the biggest crises they have seen. valerie wants to see for herself what their real needs are. politics is never far away. some people say their firms have been -- their firms have been flooded. >> the key has got to be that we save as many lives as possible. >> the long-term economic future depends on canals designed to control the flow of water. aid is crucial to saving lives here. in the long term, the mainly rural economy will depend on better management of the country's water. >> the american pastor who has been threatening to burn copies of the chiron -- koran says he has canceled his planned. a bitter twist in the philippines bus hostage crisis. an investigation suggests some of the victims have been shot by the police. public transport in el salvador has been disrupted by a third successive day by a
first, the euan's new aid coordinator spent her first day on the job training pakistan. the latest figures suggest 8 million people are still in need of emergency aid. it is estimated 1.8 million homes have been damaged or destroyed. >> a baptism of fire. it is one of the biggest crises they have seen. valerie wants to see for herself what their real needs are. politics is never far away. some people say their firms have been -- their firms have been flooded. >> the key has got to...
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conditions in pakistan. i also want to make mention of ambassador ann paterson who is still in pakistan, who has been a stall wart of representation of the united states, who has been through the earthquake, who has been through the tragedy of the loss of innocent vutu and now this unspeakable tragedy of flooding and has maintained the leadership of the united states. i am very glad that we have this resolution on the floor of the house. i want to thank my friend and colleague who likewise has given a very important statement as well as the gentleman from georgia to acknowledge this resolution to express our commitment to the people of pakistan. i look forward to visiting pakistan to see firsthand the extent of the devastation and assess and assist in the relief efforts. i believe it is vital that we lead a congressional humanitarian mission to pakistan which will signal to those people that the friendship between the united states and pakistan remains unbroken as we fight the war on terror and continue to h
conditions in pakistan. i also want to make mention of ambassador ann paterson who is still in pakistan, who has been a stall wart of representation of the united states, who has been through the earthquake, who has been through the tragedy of the loss of innocent vutu and now this unspeakable tragedy of flooding and has maintained the leadership of the united states. i am very glad that we have this resolution on the floor of the house. i want to thank my friend and colleague who likewise has...
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our troops go through pakistan. so the pakistanis can blackmail us any time and what is appalling is the former military officer, is the lack of vision and coordination, and the violation of fundamental principles in all of this. bill, we still don't have clear attainable goals towards which we're working. bill: wow. colonel, thank you for coming in today. always appreciate you -- >> sorry, i can't be more optimistic. bill: that is okay. i think the words you used earlier, with -- is that we are bogged down and i used the phrase, "treading water." and hopefully we can get into a direction where we all should be going. ralph peters, our guest from washington today. thanks. juliet: well, started as a pee-wee football game and ended with a bench clearing brawl and we are not talking about the players' bench. >> i have never seen anything like that, as long as i have been on the earth, i have never seen any fighting like that. juliet: a sight on a field of a pee-wee football game causing a buzz, a rough block sparking a
our troops go through pakistan. so the pakistanis can blackmail us any time and what is appalling is the former military officer, is the lack of vision and coordination, and the violation of fundamental principles in all of this. bill, we still don't have clear attainable goals towards which we're working. bill: wow. colonel, thank you for coming in today. always appreciate you -- >> sorry, i can't be more optimistic. bill: that is okay. i think the words you used earlier, with -- is that...
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it is believed those involved were based in pakistan, those plotting this were based in pakistan. that's why according to sources we've seen this wave of drone attacks right up against the border with afghanistan, an attempt by the u.s. to disrupt this plot before it got going. jenna: let's talk a little bit about the who to this story, who is actually behind this plot. we mentioned al-qaida. is it indeed our fingers pointed to al-qaida or some other smaller splinter group that could be responsible they are this. >> reporter: there is one individual we've been tracking very hard for the last 6 or 7 hours. a german of afghan decent, he used to live in hamburg and used to attend the very same mosque that atta and other 9/11 conspirators worshipped at several years ago. he moved over to afghanistan and got his training from a uzbek off shot from al-qaida. when he was moving through afghanistan he was nabbed by the u.s. and that's where he has been spilling his guts. i am told also, general a -- jenna, a word of caution from my german contacts, what he has been saying is a little bit
it is believed those involved were based in pakistan, those plotting this were based in pakistan. that's why according to sources we've seen this wave of drone attacks right up against the border with afghanistan, an attempt by the u.s. to disrupt this plot before it got going. jenna: let's talk a little bit about the who to this story, who is actually behind this plot. we mentioned al-qaida. is it indeed our fingers pointed to al-qaida or some other smaller splinter group that could be...
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some recent missile strikes in unmanned drones in pakistan were aimed at the planners of the suspected plots in europe. deste yesterday's reports, threat levels in the targeted country have not been raised. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. the u.s. navy is investigating an unauthorized exercised that took place over california's lake tahoe. two navy helicopters were seen hovering and dipping temporarily in the waters, resulting in an estimated $50,000 to $500,000 in damages. while the helicopters are back in rvice, both pilots have been grounded until the end of the investigation. > stunning video shows for the first time a school of blue whales swimming off the california coastline. biologists say new weather patterns and cooler waters brging in an abundance of krill coulde luring in the whales. >>> one phillies fan ditch today foam finger going all out to show support for his home team. a custom phillie paint job, seats and all the bells and whistles on this vintage ride this took eight months to complete, but the fighting phillies fan hopes t
some recent missile strikes in unmanned drones in pakistan were aimed at the planners of the suspected plots in europe. deste yesterday's reports, threat levels in the targeted country have not been raised. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. the u.s. navy is investigating an unauthorized exercised that took place over california's lake tahoe. two navy helicopters were seen hovering and dipping temporarily in the waters, resulting in an estimated...
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of suicide attacks in pakistan. three-quarters of those are also in the pashtun part of pakistan. we are growing anti-american suicide terrorism based on our theory of how to fight counterinsurgency. what do we do? this report does not say that we cut and run. steve coll, i just disagree with his characterization of the report. it is not about walking away. it is also not about staying the course. this is producing more terrorists then it is killing they are anti-american terrorists. it is not a healthy thing to have happened. what the report calls for is a middle ground course. i have my own favorite term for it. i call it "offshore bouncing," but i do not quite mean -- offshore balancing, but i do not quite mean what charlie things i mean by that. i think we rely on air forces, naval forces, and economic and political tools to empower our allies so that we can work together, not a band in a region, but work together toward a military effective -- not abandon a region, but work together toward a militarily effectiv
of suicide attacks in pakistan. three-quarters of those are also in the pashtun part of pakistan. we are growing anti-american suicide terrorism based on our theory of how to fight counterinsurgency. what do we do? this report does not say that we cut and run. steve coll, i just disagree with his characterization of the report. it is not about walking away. it is also not about staying the course. this is producing more terrorists then it is killing they are anti-american terrorists. it is not...
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., is coming from pakistan, according to intelligence officials. in large part from a contingent of german citizens who have been recruited for a jihad against the west over the last four years. >> some are german converts. many are turks. many are arabs. right new now we already have the first afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite international, quite unlike anything we have seen in europe in recent years. >> reporter: dozens of germans have been identified as attending terror training camps in pakistan, producing videos in german in order to gain more recruits for their radical views. >> they go, they want to get the training in pakistan. many are killed but those who come back are a threat. and they are a threat not only to german -- to germany, but also to our allies and especially the u.s., because they are extremely anti-american. >> reporter: german officials say some of the recruits actually came from the same mosque in hamburg where the 9/11 hijackers gathered. apparently continuing
., is coming from pakistan, according to intelligence officials. in large part from a contingent of german citizens who have been recruited for a jihad against the west over the last four years. >> some are german converts. many are turks. many are arabs. right new now we already have the first afghans and even iranians in these circles. it's a very mixed bunch of different people, quite international, quite unlike anything we have seen in europe in recent years. >> reporter: dozens...
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it was a retaliation for a nato helicopter attack inside pakistan in which three pack taken soldiers were killed by mistake. in washington, a change of tone is coming to the white house and the worst-kept secret in town, president obama will announce tomorrow that chief of staff rahm emanuel is taking his brash, combative style home to chicago to run for mayor. he'll be replayed, at least temporarily, by the more mild-mannered pete rouse, who was mr. obama's chief of staff in the senate. and still ahead here on the cbs evening news, remembering a kid from the bronx who became a star. but up next, the unseen risk at the hospital, a deadly new class of superbugs. >> couric: america's hospitals are places of healing and hope, but they're also home to a growing threat. you may have heard of m.r.s.a., a dangerous infection that can usually be treated with antibiotics. but now an increasing number of patients are being infected with a new class of superbugs that are difficult, if not impossible to treat. tonight, the human toll these deadly infections are taking. >> i don't know what went
it was a retaliation for a nato helicopter attack inside pakistan in which three pack taken soldiers were killed by mistake. in washington, a change of tone is coming to the white house and the worst-kept secret in town, president obama will announce tomorrow that chief of staff rahm emanuel is taking his brash, combative style home to chicago to run for mayor. he'll be replayed, at least temporarily, by the more mild-mannered pete rouse, who was mr. obama's chief of staff in the senate. and...
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presence in pakistan. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. welcome to the loner show where we get the real headlines with none of the mersey we're going to live out of washington d.c. now today we'll revisit the mounting violence in pakistan there is no doubt that the u.s. has a presence in the country but is it just time to admit the world war and is obama stuck between a rock and a hard place but his generals will get colonel lawrence wilkerson to take on the war in pakistan and how bamma standing up to the military brass running the show next we'll tell you about a defeated bill designed to punish companies who outsource their work and reward those who hire to masturbate getting critiqued as a weak and all politics.
presence in pakistan. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. welcome to the loner show where we get the real headlines with none of the mersey we're going to live out of washington d.c. now today we'll revisit the mounting violence in pakistan there is no doubt that the u.s. has a presence in the country but is it just time to admit the world war and is obama stuck between a rock and a hard place but his generals will get colonel...
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now, a lot of folks in pakistan are very upset. [chanting] >> jon: protesters marching in the street demanding that the u.s. release this woman. and now even pakistan's prime minister is getting involved. we'll look at the case that's become an international incident and what it means for our relationship with a key nuclear ally coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] every siness day, bank of america lends billions of dollars, to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses. ♪ working to set opportunity in motion. bank of america. like medicare. this year, like always, we'll have our guaranteed benefits. and with the new healthcare law, more good things are coming: free check-ups, lower prescription costs, and better ways to protect us and medicare from fraud. see what else is new. i think you're gonna like it. ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when y
now, a lot of folks in pakistan are very upset. [chanting] >> jon: protesters marching in the street demanding that the u.s. release this woman. and now even pakistan's prime minister is getting involved. we'll look at the case that's become an international incident and what it means for our relationship with a key nuclear ally coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] every siness day, bank of america lends billions of dollars, to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and...
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but, as it turns out, it ends up being so much more about pakistan. >> exactly. i saw that 60 minutes piece and you see how violent it is in afghanistan and, of course, the dirty little secret here that's not a secret is that the safe havens for al qaeda and the taliban are in pakistan and so they've literally, there in pakistan, the taliban inurgent go back for r & r weekends then their trucks being waved through by pakistanis at their border checkpoints to go into afghanistan to kill american soldiers. >> the thing that is, i think, so interesting about this book is it puts all the characters in their proper places. and then you see, though, that these folks are infused with ambition and intelligence and have lots of things at stake and there really is quite a lot of friction among them all, as they are theoretically trying to get to the same place. >> yes, that's right. i mean, it's intense. what i find is that -- kind of the summation of some of this -- so much is unsettled. the president's committed to 30,000 more troops into afghanistan. but, in these secre
but, as it turns out, it ends up being so much more about pakistan. >> exactly. i saw that 60 minutes piece and you see how violent it is in afghanistan and, of course, the dirty little secret here that's not a secret is that the safe havens for al qaeda and the taliban are in pakistan and so they've literally, there in pakistan, the taliban inurgent go back for r & r weekends then their trucks being waved through by pakistanis at their border checkpoints to go into afghanistan to...
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. >> flooding is a problem in pakistan. they're leaving behind crops that are ruined and villages that are devastated. look at the damage to this field. pakistan's ambassador says the military is so busy with flood relief it is hampering the fight against terrorist. going after extremist the spend depends on pakistan troops. thousands of people remain homeless. last >> months must hostage crisis in the philippines. we carry this life. investigators say victims may have been hit by friendly fire. hostages wounds indicate some shots came from p. investigators await a ballistics report before making any conclusions a tourist from hong kong were killed after a policeman who had been fired from his job came back to the boss hostage. the hostage taker was killed by police. >> day 37 for the miners that are trapped in chile. we're hearing a lot about what's going on below ground this campsite above-ground has turned into a community. relatives and colleagues refuse to budge until the 33 are freed. it could take another six weeks.
. >> flooding is a problem in pakistan. they're leaving behind crops that are ruined and villages that are devastated. look at the damage to this field. pakistan's ambassador says the military is so busy with flood relief it is hampering the fight against terrorist. going after extremist the spend depends on pakistan troops. thousands of people remain homeless. last >> months must hostage crisis in the philippines. we carry this life. investigators say victims may have been hit by...
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, along the pakistan-afghanistan border, largely with the use of american unmanned drone air vehicles, which have been upping the rate of attacks on suspected locales where these plots might be hatched. but again, the bottom line is this and this is the proof in the pudding, is that the terror levels across the west, with that french exception, have not, in fact, been raised. that this is a question of the intelligence sources being safe rather than sorry. betty. >> a bit of good news there, mark phillips live from london. thank you. >>> another nato soldier has been killed in the offensive to clear the taliban in southern afghanistan. the soldier was killed yesterday during a firefight near the taliban stronghold of kandahar. at least 536 nato troops have been killed there this year. >>> for the second time in four days a commuter jet was forced to make an emergency landing because of landing gear problems. the skywest airlines jet landed in milwaukee tuesday without one of its main landing gear. none of the 39 people on board were injured. this is the same type of jet that made an e
, along the pakistan-afghanistan border, largely with the use of american unmanned drone air vehicles, which have been upping the rate of attacks on suspected locales where these plots might be hatched. but again, the bottom line is this and this is the proof in the pudding, is that the terror levels across the west, with that french exception, have not, in fact, been raised. that this is a question of the intelligence sources being safe rather than sorry. betty. >> a bit of good news...
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he was a self-starter and went to pakistan and got the training and returned. the dynamic is challenging. >> the other thing is too, there may be more skeptical eyes if someone is coming from say, yemen or jordan. if someone has a german passport, do they get a different level of scrutiny coming through security checkpoints whether it's the united states or in paris? >> well, this is the lesson which is profiling does not work. racial profiling does not work because the evolution of the threat is such that al qaeda and its affiliates aren't stupid. they know they need to recruit individuals from the west with clean passports who don't fit the profile. german security services said there were at least 100 plus germans who have gone to pakistan and are individuals of concern. the british have a similar problem. we all in the west have to be eyeing potential operatives who don't fit the traditional profile and start understanding what the motivations are before they end up in pakistan training for a terrorist operation. >> roger, good to see you today. thank you.
he was a self-starter and went to pakistan and got the training and returned. the dynamic is challenging. >> the other thing is too, there may be more skeptical eyes if someone is coming from say, yemen or jordan. if someone has a german passport, do they get a different level of scrutiny coming through security checkpoints whether it's the united states or in paris? >> well, this is the lesson which is profiling does not work. racial profiling does not work because the evolution of...
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one, because it's a credible threat emanating from pakistan. and two, because it has the hallmarks of an al qaeda central inspired plot. this has been goinging on now for several months. u.s. and western european officials have been on it since the summer. it's unclear as to what stage the plot may be at right now. some people say it's not that imminent. others say individuals have already started to go into europe. we don't really know, but it's very serious. and it is very credible. >> you know, roger, what a lot of folks are talking about that this intelligence was gotten, thanks to some captures in afghanistan. what can you tell us about that? >> well, chuck, this one individual, ahmed siddiqui, a german, who has been held now for some time and who has been talking a lot and has given one stream of threat reporting, talking about a mumbai-style of attack. but that's not the only stream of threat reporting that concerns official. there are other potential threats emanating from south africa, particularly targeting france, which is of concern
one, because it's a credible threat emanating from pakistan. and two, because it has the hallmarks of an al qaeda central inspired plot. this has been goinging on now for several months. u.s. and western european officials have been on it since the summer. it's unclear as to what stage the plot may be at right now. some people say it's not that imminent. others say individuals have already started to go into europe. we don't really know, but it's very serious. and it is very credible. >>...
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our kaj larsen with aid workers in pakistan. many of them no longer willing to help when the need is the greatest because the taliban is turning them into targets. a cnn exclusive straight ahead. >>> we begin the hour, though, with bermuda taking a beating from hurricane igor. got a live satellite loop of the storm roaring past the west end of the island, missing direct landfall by just 40 miles. of course, they got the worst part of the storm. the enormous system is generating huge waves, pummelling the islands with powerful winds and rain. 2/3 of the island has got no power right now. cnn's hurricane headquarters. rob marciano is tracking the storm. first, though, let's go to reynolds wolf. he's live in elbow beach, bermuda. and when you look at the track of that storm, the worst of the wind and waves looks like it hit the southern part of the island, which is where a lot of the resorts are. >> reporter: including elbow beach, which is directly behind me which caught hell yesterday afternoon and during the evening hours and ov
our kaj larsen with aid workers in pakistan. many of them no longer willing to help when the need is the greatest because the taliban is turning them into targets. a cnn exclusive straight ahead. >>> we begin the hour, though, with bermuda taking a beating from hurricane igor. got a live satellite loop of the storm roaring past the west end of the island, missing direct landfall by just 40 miles. of course, they got the worst part of the storm. the enormous system is generating huge...
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. >>> overseas, this was another deadly day in pakistan. a suicide bomber struck in the northwest, detonating a car bomb behind a police station. it killed 19 people, including 11 police officers and four passing school children. at least 40 others were injured. the taliban in pakistan claimed responsibility saying they targeted the police because police are encouraging residents to fight taliban militants. >>> in britain today, former prime minister tony blair cancelled a book-signing event planned for later this week in london because of potential protests. this weekend in ireland, blair was met by an angry crowd as he arrived at a bookstore in dublin to promote his newly published memoirs. among the protesters were people who object to blair's support of the war in iraq. >>> it was known as the blitz, the intense bombing of britain by nazi germany during world war ii. it began 70 years ago tomorrow and went on for more than eight months. most americans have only seen that part of history in grainy black and white. but today, a local lond
. >>> overseas, this was another deadly day in pakistan. a suicide bomber struck in the northwest, detonating a car bomb behind a police station. it killed 19 people, including 11 police officers and four passing school children. at least 40 others were injured. the taliban in pakistan claimed responsibility saying they targeted the police because police are encouraging residents to fight taliban militants. >>> in britain today, former prime minister tony blair cancelled a...
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>> reporter: officials are now looking for other radicalized germans, who may have been training in pakistan, for a commando-style raid, similar to attacks on hotels in mumbai, india, two years ago. officials do not know of a time or place of the attack. but just last week, the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill, about increased worries about nonspecific, new threats. >> despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al qaeda continues to be committed to high-profile attacks directed at the west, including plans against europe, as well as the homeland. >> reporter: officials say some of the recruits that they are seeking now are from the same german mosque as where 9/11 terrorists gathered. that mosque has been closed by officials. it happened last month after officials learned of the terrorist plot. vinita? >> emily schmidt in washington this morning. thank you. >>> it was a terror attack in afghanistan that brought president hamid karzai to tears. karzai got emotional during a speech yesterday, condemning the violence in his country and asking afghans to forsake it. he as
>> reporter: officials are now looking for other radicalized germans, who may have been training in pakistan, for a commando-style raid, similar to attacks on hotels in mumbai, india, two years ago. officials do not know of a time or place of the attack. but just last week, the head of the fbi testified on capitol hill, about increased worries about nonspecific, new threats. >> despite the significant counterterrorism pressure abroad, al qaeda continues to be committed to...
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special diplomat for afghanistan and pakistan, it can't work. major doug lute, the president's military adviser. this is a house of cards. even general david petraeus. this is all from your book. even general david petraeus, the architect of the strategy says, i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting. so, you have all these doubts. yet, a president who insists, i'm not going to be there for ten years. >> yes, that's right. and this is why i've written about this because the question that pollsters throughout any long inquiry like this, is who is barack obama? who is our president? and for the first time, you can see his internal struggle, his intellectual struggle. his dealing with the military. he's dealing with his political advisers. and he set a course. the problem here is so much is unsett unsettled. the relationships are not settled. how long are we going to be there? >> and changing again. we're now facing another review in december. already, white house aides saying, this isn't going to be a big deal. we'll probably cont
special diplomat for afghanistan and pakistan, it can't work. major doug lute, the president's military adviser. this is a house of cards. even general david petraeus. this is all from your book. even general david petraeus, the architect of the strategy says, i don't think you win this war. i think you keep fighting. so, you have all these doubts. yet, a president who insists, i'm not going to be there for ten years. >> yes, that's right. and this is why i've written about this because...